Legend of Zelda : when I need hearts, I keep getting rupees , when I need Rupees I keep getting hearts !!!
Megaman: Enemies that knock you off before jumping off on a platform
Arcade shooters (birds eyes style): that one enemy that flies right into you
BETAS
This is just the beginning ....

Escort missions. Not all of them are bad, but some people somehow feel the irresistible urge to throw themselves in to imminent death. =.=;

For games with free-range settings like Legend of Zelda or FFXIII's world of Pulse...please don't make us travel for five solid minutes real-time to get from objective to objective. D: Being able to move around freely is a beautiful thing, but...don't...pad your games with too much of it.

1. When pokemon won't get in the stupid pokeball
2. When Me and the current boss need only one more hit to die and I lose.
3. when my teammates Ai sucks.
4. when I can't solve a riddle or puzzle and have to ask for help
5. in a fighting game when my best character isn't my favorite one... But this is a minor one.

When you need to keep alive a suicidal guest character. FFFFF, Tactics Ogre why you have suicidal guest characters?!
It really sucks in Tactics Ogre, considering a single battle can take a half hour or more.